Shareholders' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Shareholders' Equity [Abstract]

Shareholders' Equity

Shareholders' Equity

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

All changes in equity, except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners, are reported in the statements of consolidated comprehensive income.

In the first quarter of 2013, Con-way adopted ASU 2013-02, “Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income.” This ASU, codified in the “Comprehensive Income” topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, requires additional disclosures about the amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and the changes in the balances for each component of comprehensive income (loss) included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

The following is a summary of the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss and the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss:

		Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Unrealized Loss on Available-for-Sale Security			Employee Benefit Plans			Total
Balances at June 30, 2013		$	(1,037	)	$	—		$	(449,062	)	$	(450,099	)
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	305			—			—			305
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—			3,051			3,051
Balances at September 30, 2013		$	(732	)	$	—		$	(446,011	)	$	(446,743	)
		Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Unrealized Loss on Available-for-Sale Security			Employee Benefit Plans			Total
Balances at December 31, 2012		$	(1,295	)	$	—		$	(455,166	)	$	(456,461	)
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	563			—			—			563
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—			9,155			9,155
Balances at September 30, 2013		$	(732	)	$	—		$	(446,011	)	$	(446,743	)
		Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Unrealized Loss on Available-for-Sale Security			Employee Benefit Plans			Total
Balances at June 30, 2012		$	(2,502	)	$	(283	)	$	(430,552	)	$	(433,337	)
	Other comprehensive income before reclassifications	674			283			—			957
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—			2,928			2,928
Balances at September 30, 2012		$	(1,828	)	$	—		$	(427,624	)	$	(429,452	)
		Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment			Unrealized Loss on Available-for-Sale Security			Employee Benefit Plans			Total
Balances at December 31, 2011		$	(1,776	)	$	(226	)	$	(436,434	)	$	(438,436	)
	Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	(52		)	226			—			174
	Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss	—			—			8,810			8,810
Balances at September 30, 2012		$	(1,828	)	$	—		$	(427,624	)	$	(429,452	)

See Note 5, “Employee Benefit Plans” for additional information concerning Con-way's employee benefit plans, including amounts reported for net periodic benefit expense.